Moot stresses ‘better training facilities’ for bankers
KARACHI: More resources and efforts need to be allocated on training bankers, according to former Standard Chartered Pakistan (SCBPL) CEO and president...
KP flour millers protest ban on wheat transportation from Punjab
PESHAWAR: Owners of flour mills in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) protested on Saturday a ban on transportation of wheat from Punjab.
Punjab has barred mill...
Committee for negotiations with IPPs notified
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Energy has notified the constitution of a five-member sub-committee to negotiate with Independent Power Producers (IPPs), asking it...
Princely jets, AGP Pharmaceuticals join hands to transport medication around the country
LAHORE: Princely Jets (Pvt) Ltd, Pakistan's largest private jet charter company, and AGP Pharmaceuticals, the country's leading pharmaceutical company, have teamed up...
Court orders reinstatement of former BoK managing director
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) recently accepted the writ petition of former Bank of Khyber (BoK) managing director Saiful Islam --...
G20 pledges more than $21bn to fight coronavirus
The Group of 20 rich and emerging economies has pledged more than $21 billion to fight the coronavirus, the group said early...
Dairy industry seeks withdrawal of sales tax in upcoming budget
LAHORE: The country's dairy industry has stated that the withdrawal of zero-rating sales tax regime on dairy products through the Finance Act...
OPEC, Russia to extend record oil cuts to end of July
LONDON: OPEC, Russia and allies were set on Saturday to extend record oil production cuts through July after crude prices doubled in...
KP govt to present ‘tax-free budget’ for next fiscal year: minister
PESHAWAR: Keeping in mind the economic devastation caused by the outbreak of Covid-19, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has decided to pay more attention...
Ferozsons dissociates itself from marketing of unlicensed Covid-19 treatment imported from Bangladesh
Ferozsons Laboratories Limited has dissociated itself from the launch of an unlicensed treatment for Covid-19, being imported from Bangladesh.
Clarifying its position, the...
Little work on FCTC implementation in Pakistan
NHS official says slow progress on 'Framework Convention on Tobacco Control' gives chance to multinationals as well as FBR to make exorbitant profits
Power Division set to clear circular debt through Rs200bn Sukuk
Govt formulates plan to make payments to 79 IPPs and GENCOs
Roti to cost Rs10 from next week
LAHORE: The Muttahida Naan Roti Association has decided to increase the price of roti and naan by Rs4 and Rs5, respectively, from...
SOPs go down the drain as people throng markets
LAHORE: Despite the tall claims, the district administration and Punjab government have badly failed to enforce anti-coronavirus SOPs in local markets.
The scribe...
E-commerce marketplace Tajir raises $1.8m for its B2B operations
LAHORE: Tajir, a B2B e-commerce marketplace for neighbourhood convenience stores, has raised $1.8 million in a recent financing round from a cohort...